Town of Lucas auctioning first flush of giant public toilet on eBay

[babylonsister]

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/17/3616053/town-of-lucas-auctioning-first.html

Town of Lucas auctioning first flush of giant public toilet on eBay
By Beccy Tanner
The Wichita Eagle



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Bids are currently being taken on e-Bay for the honor of a first flush, which is scheduled for 3:21 p.m. on June 2 in Lucas. As of late last week, 19 bids had been received; the highest was $110.

The town has scheduled activities throughout the day on June 2, beginning at 10 a.m., to celebrate.

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The exterior of the giant toilet bowl is sunken so people can sit outside and talk. A giant toilet paper roll sits outside as a conversation starter.

The giant toilet’s 14-foot-tall mosaic lid is up.

“Our lid is always up,” Schultz said. “This was done by volunteers and took thousands of hours to put together.”

And every wall is decorated. A chandelier made from the bottom of wine bottles is only one of the highlights.

Donations for the project have come from across the nation. All but $3,000 for the project has been raised.

“We are hoping that it floats around on the Internet as one of those weird toilets you need to see,” Schultz said. “That is our ultimate hope. We want people talking about it.”

[Skinner]

1. Pic. It's more art than toilet.

[babylonsister]

2. Wow. Not at all what I envisioned; thanks, Skinner. nt

[MADem]

3. It's quite beautiful, actually!

It's pretty clear what it evokes, but hey....everyone poops!

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Lucas is a very artsy town. A hidden jewel.

It's home to the Garden of Eden.



http://www.garden-of-eden-lucas-kansas.com/

[earthbone]

4. Flush it down baby.

What would be real cool is if we could bid on what gets flushed.I vote Rush !